André Wyss has been President of Novartis Operations since February 1, 2016, and is responsible for manufacturing, shared services and public affairs. He is also Country President for Switzerland and a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis. Mr. Wyss joined Novartis in 1984 as a chemistry apprentice in manufacturing. Before being appointed President of Novartis Operations, he served as Head of Novartis Business Services, building and implementing a shared services organization across Novartis. Prior to that, he held several other leadership positions, including US Country Head and President of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division for the AMAC region (AsiaPacific, Middle East and African countries); Group Emerging Markets Head; and Country President and Head of Pharmaceuticals, Greece. Mr. Wyss received a graduate degree in economics from the School of Economics and Business Administration (HWV) in Switzerland in 1995. He is a member of the board of economiesuisse.

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